Golf bag



Jan. 13, 1931. n F. F. BEATY ETAL 1,788,478

GOLF BAG Filed sept. 8, 1927 2 sheets-sheet 2 iuntented den. 13, S

STTSL sereni orifice renin; Beerta, LoYn nnivronn, Ann FRANK Porn, onWnsrBAnnn, INDIANA; SAIDy ELMORE ASSGNOR TO E BAILLARB, 0F WEST BADEN, NDIANA GOLF BAG Application filed september s, 1927. serial No. 218,313.

T his invention relates to a golf bag7 and aims to provide e bag having novel means whereby the clubs supported therein may be arranged in order according to the numbers or" the ciubs, to the end that a particular club may be readily and easily seiected from the clubs of the bag.

Another object of the invention is to sepa "its the clubs throughout their lengths so niet the shaft of one club will not be damaged by contactwith the head of the adjacent club.

Another object of the intention is to pro- `"ide having a contrai compartment extending throughout the length thereof, the compartment being designe-d to contain goif bells or other articies.

-`. ii further object oi the invention is to 1 g bag having u removable cover positioned over the lower end the invention resides in the comition and arrangement of parts end in the details of construction hereinafter described und ciaiincd, it being understood that in the precise embodiment ot' the in- -n ..erein disclosed, may be made within p l ot what is ciaimed, without deport oi the spirit of the invention.

ingl to the drawings u side eier/'ationalV View of a ""ructeu in accordance with the ind iilustrating the coyer Vthereof es A to close the upper end oi2 the beg. an elevational yiew iiiulstratyroer as positioned over the iower 'the han'.

e 3 is u yerticai sectioned View through pian View or the beg.

n sectionall iew taken on line i* igue 3. Figure o is a 6 6 of Figure 3. v

VFigure 7 is a perspective View of one of the keepers of the bag. p

Referring to the drawings in detail, the main or body portion of the bag is indid generallyby the reference character 5 sectional View taken on line and includes anouter section 6 and an innerv section 75 the sections being connected and bound withlea-ther bindings 8 reinforcing the body portion against wear.

Spaced :from the iower end of the body portion end arranged between the sections 6 and 7,-is a reinforcing band 9 to which the the body portion of the bag so that the cover may it over the ends of the bag, and as shown, the cover may be p sitioned over the lower end of the body portion or bag in a manner as shown by Figure 2 when not in use as a cover,

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reinforcin g thelower portion of the bag While Y is being carried by a caddy during the golf Pier- Adjacent to the upper end oi the body por-4 tion are keepers l2 which pass through suitable openingsY formed in the cover, which keepers accommodate pediochs for securing the cover in position.

rhe reinforcing ring 13 is itted within binding 8 at the upper end of the bag, to hold the bag in an extended position.

Arranged within the'bag is a iength of ieebric material formed into loops 14;, the ioops defining compartments throughout the iength of the beg, for the reception of Vthe chibs to be carried therein, thereby insuring against the shaft of one club being injured by the head of the adjacent club, and et the same time separating the clubs in such a way tiat they may be arranged according to numbers and may be easily removed by al caddy end without the necessity of examining ail of the clubs of the bag in order to maire a in tne mouth of the central pocket. The

keeper is designed to receive a suitable padlock for locking the central compartment of the bag While in shipment.

The reference character 17 indicates the 5 carrying strap which is secured at one end to the bag, at a point adjacent to the mouth of the bag The. strap also includes a section 1.8 that has a snap hook 19 secured at one end thereof, the section 18 carrying a buckle 20 that kreceives one end ofthe strap 17g-so that an adjustmentmay be made to facilitate the carrying of the bag by the strap. y

Secured to the bag is a handle 2l which may be gripped by the person' carryingthebag should it be desired to position the bag invan upright position, or: possibly relieve v,the ear,- riersshould'er of the lstraiifi ofthe Weight ofthe bag.

We claim: Y 20 A `golfbag comprising a tubularbody portion-a-length of fabric material secured to the; body. portion, lineszof stitching extendingV longitudinally of the body portion in spaced` relation with each other defining a plurality g5v of longitudinal golfclub pockets andv a central longitudinal, pocket, a metallic ring member secured in the mouth of the central pocket', a closure of flexible material secured to the body portion., said closure having a 3.a circular portion ofa diameterequal to the diameter of the central longitudinal pocketto close the central longitudinal pocket, andv a keeper adapted toy extend through an opening in the closure to receive a padlock to lock the closure. t

In testimonythat We claim the foregoing as ,our own, We have hereto afiixed our/signatures.

FRANK, F. BEATY. 40 LOYD ELMORE.

FRANK. POPE.

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